This week brought a return of a familiar face, as well as welcomed a few new men to the family. You new Associates have been elevated from your previous Men In Waiting status; we Dons have full faith in your abilities and look forward to your future contribution on our behalfs.
JenHeadJen made a strong attempt at buttering-up one Don in hopes to achieve “Made” status.
Though it was Ali from Last Splash who stole our hearts. Her tale about an eccentric… er, um, pedantic…or, was it ECLECTIC (?) conversation with her husband was the winner winner chicken dinner this week.
Ali, in the eyes of the Nerd Mafia, you are now a Made Man!
Please contact one of the Dons to receive your code for the official Nerd Mafia button.
Good luck to all! And maybe next week, you’ll be “made”, too!
Please follow the link for the rules of Word Up, YO!
And my Co-Dons can be found at Taming Insanity & Mommy of a Monster.
Now, on to next week’s word of the week…
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Ali’s vocabulary-rich post is what inspired this week’s word.
-Pedantic
adj.
ti·cal·ly adv.These adjectives mean marked by a narrow, often tiresome focus on or display of learning and especially its trivial aspects: a pedantic writing style; an academic insistence on precision; a bookish vocabulary; donnish refinement of speech; scholastic and excessively subtle reasoning.
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That’s a word I doubt I’ll ever use!
Wow. I’ve got nothing in the Que that might even remotely use that beauty. I always know I can count on BBCD for some intellectual growth on a Sunday night!
I’m liking the sophistication of this week’s word
Wow. You are really forcing me to play the anal retentive card for this one. So be it.
Awww! Thanks for the shout out! I’m sorry I’m slow on the uptake… still trying to get over the nasties at our house, but slowly and surely is the key! Thanks for stopping by the blog too! I’m making progress on the giant clean-out. Thanks for the inspiration honay! Hopefully I can be Made soon! ;D